Transplantation

When harvested donor lungs were chilled, then warmed with ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP), and then chilled again, the average preservation time prior to transplant was more than doubled with no impact on recipient outcomes, researchers said.

On July 3, the definition of an organ for procurement and transplantation changed to include vascularized composite allografts (VCAs) -- faces, arms, legs, hands, larynxes, and abdominal walls. What are our obligations to potential organ donors?

One of the nation's premier transplant programs, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, has been put on probation by the federal Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), the latest fallout from a botched kidney transplant in May.

WASHINGTON -- Reacting to concerns about overdose risk, the FDA is issuing new dose recommendations for valganciclovir hydrochloride (Valcyte), which is used in pediatric patients undergoing heart or kidney transplants.

Primary care physicians rarely discuss organ donation with patients, even though most of the doctors believe organ donation is within the scope of their practice, a survey of primary care physicians showed.

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